Why do they kill?
Subtitle: men who murder their intimate partners
By: David Adams.
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: Vanderbilt University Press
Published: 2007
Place of publication: Nashville
Language: eng
Number of pages: 288
ISBN-13: 9780826515681; 9780826515698
Subjects: Murderers -- United States -- Psychology; Women -- Crimes against -- United States -- Case studies; Uxoricide -- United States -- Case studies; Murder -- United States -- Case studies
Genres: Case studies.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Men who kill their partners; title: Recognizing abusive men; title: Killer profiles; title: The killers' upbringings; title: Short courtships; title: Child abuse; title: Patterns of possession and punishment; title: Victim help-seeking; title: Conclusions and recommendations.